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The Twenty-One Balloons is a novel by William Pène du Bois, published in 1947 by the Viking Press and awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1948. The story is about a retired schoolteacher whose ill-fated balloon trip leads him to discover Krakatoa, an island full of great wealth and fantastic inventions ...
William Sherman Pène du Bois [a] (May 9, 1916 – February 5, 1993) was an American writer and illustrator of books for young readers. He is best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947 by Viking Press, for which he won the 1948 Newbery Medal.
Balloon is a 2019 American short coming-of-age fantasy drama film written and directed by Jeremy Merrifield and produced by Dream Three Films as Merrifield's thesis for the completion of his studies at the AFI Conservatory. [1] [2] [3] It stars Jonah Beres and Paul Scheer and explores gender stereotypes and toxic masculinity associated with ...
This is a list of short stories and novellas that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
Olly Olly Oxen Free (also known as The Great Balloon Adventure or The Great Balloon Race) is a 1978 American family adventure film directed by Richard A. Colla and starring Katharine Hepburn. The screenplay by Eugene Poinc is based on a story by Poinc, Colla, and Maria L. de Ossio.
The site's critical consensus reads, "Balloon isn't as exciting as the real-life story that inspired it, but it remains a solidly made and often engrossing political thriller." [ 27 ] At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average rating, the film has received an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average ...
[10] New Indian Express wrote "Balloon's story or scares aren't novel but the laughs are. The humour and one-liners are the saving grace in this film, that is a predictable mish-mash of some memorable horror moments from the past." [11] Firstpost wrote "Balloon is a well made horror comedy that provides the necessary thrill needed for the genre."
A book commemorating the attempt was published in 1994 by writer and balloonist Anthony Smith. [8] Entitled The Free Life: The Spirit of Courage, Folly and Obsession, the book was awarded the W.W. Norton & Co. thirteenth Annual Editors' Book Award. Smith was not present at the launch of the balloon in 1970, but he had taught Brighton to fly ...